Li Shaocheng was still in her office at the company. After much thought yesterday, she decided to do what she does best - singing and dancing - in order to compete with the popularity of Jing Zejun and Wen Qingyan.
She recruited a few new artists from the company to pretend to be her and teach them to dance, which did increase the viewership of her livestream somewhat.
Li Shaocheng had just finished today's livestream, and the staff had just left.
Her manager burst angrily through the door.
"Li Shaocheng! Didn't I tell you not to mess with the Jing family?!"
The manager looked furious, and Li Shaocheng momentarily panicked when questioned.
She had indeed hired internet trolls to disrupt Jing Zejun's livestream, but she didn't expect to be found out so quickly. "Brother Lu, let me explain..."
"Explain? What is there to explain?! They've already complained to General Xu. What more do you have to say?!"
Li Shaocheng felt even more panicked, her lips turning pale. The anger she felt when hiring the trolls was gone, replaced by regret.
She stepped forward and clutched her manager's sleeve, pleading, "Brother Lu, please help explain to General Xu. I didn't mean to, I really didn't mean to. I just, I just lost my temper for a moment! And my livestream..."
The manager didn't let her finish, impatiently shaking her off. "Let me tell you, Li Shaocheng, forget about being a has-been girl group member. Even if you were in a popular girl group, as long as the Jing family says the word, you won't be able to survive in this industry!"
Li Shaocheng's breathing became rapid, seemingly unprepared for such severe consequences.
The manager glanced at her, trying to calm his anger. If it weren't for Li Shaocheng, he wouldn't have been scolded so harshly by General Xu!
"This time it's just a warning. Finish recording this variety show first, and we'll put your future work arrangements on hold." With that, the manager left.
This meant she was going to be shelved...
Li Shaocheng's clenched fists trembled slightly, her eyes still hiding deep resentment.
Her sister, standing in the corner, was worried and cautiously probed, "Chengcheng, are you alright?"
Li Shaocheng turned and glared at her angrily, "It's all your fault! If you weren't so useless, how could my livestream viewership be so low? How could I end up in this situation?!"
Her sister stepped back a few paces, frightened by Li Shaocheng's gaze, but the accusations didn't stop.
"You stand there like a wooden block every day and can't even speak! You can't even maintain a persona when I ask you to. Look at the popularity of that sister duo next door, and then look at you! Who wants to drink your porridge! I told you not to cook! Not to cook! But you still did it. Do you want to show off that badly?"
"I didn't mean to..."
"Enough! I don't want to see you! Get out!"
At that moment, Li Shaocheng's sister's first reaction wasn't embarrassment, but relief.
She said nothing and turned to leave, leaving Li Shaocheng inside to continue screaming and venting.
...
Early morning, the Jing family's livestream had just opened. It was still dark outside.
[...I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, but it really is streaming?!]
[Isn't it a bit too early? Don't the production team sleep?]
[This probably isn't about the production team not sleeping, but the guests not sleeping!]
[Let's guess, who will be the first to appear?]
[It probably won't be Jing Yi.]
Then the few viewers who had entered the livestream were shocked to see Jing Yi's figure!
She walked out of her room, saw the camera move towards her, approached it, and waved her hand, greeting softly.
"Good morning everyone, although it's not even six o'clock yet..." She muttered to herself: "Actually, there's no need to be quiet, everyone's going to wake up anyway."
Jing Yi looked out the window. It was still dark, and she couldn't even see the forest outside.
They had agreed last night to watch the sunrise.
Just as Jing Yi was lamenting how early it was, Jing Zejun also walked out of her room, quietly greeting the camera.
The two walked into the kitchen. "Yi, do you want to eat something to tide you over?" They still had to wait for the sunrise, and she was worried Jing Yi might get hungry.
Jing Yi leaned in, looking at the ingredients in the refrigerator. "Let's just make some coffee, and I'll toast some bread." She took out the bread from the fridge, preparing to put it in the toaster.
At this moment, Wen Qingyan also came out of his room.
"Good morning."
"Good morning, Brother Qingyan."
"Good morning, Actor Wen." Wen Qingyan rolled up his sleeves and walked to Jing Zejun's side, asking, "Is there anything I can help with?"
Because of yesterday's events, Jing Zejun was no longer as natural with Wen Qingyan as before.
Jing Yi lowered her head and smiled faintly, silently dealing with the breakfast in her hands.
[Big brother isn't even trying to hide his thoughts, is he?!]
[Is it this sweet so early in the morning?]
[Is the person above in the wrong livestream? Oh right, I forgot that the two livestreams show the same thing anyway!]
Jing Zejun hurriedly said, "Actually, there's not much to help with, we're just making some coffee." Wen Qingyan smiled gently, "Then let me help prepare the coffee."
Since he insisted, Jing Zejun could only agree. Jing Yi silently moved to the side to toast the bread, occasionally glancing at the two.
[I'm invisible, I'm invisible.]
Wen Qingyan noticed that Jing Zejun's hand had stopped, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" Jing Zejun quickly shook her head, "It's nothing." She just suddenly had an itch to tap the person watching from the side.
The three quickly prepared breakfast. Jing Yi carried the toasted bread and walked towards the outside of the villa.
The camera followed them to the lawn outside the villa. In front of them was a valley, with only a faint white light visible.
Jing Yi put down the bread, glanced at the mountain peak, then looked back at the villa. "Second brother and the others haven't come down yet." She took out her phone, "Second brother! The sun is about to come out, what are you still dawdling for?"
A few minutes later, Jing Zeyou and the other two came downstairs and walked over to sit down in a row.
"Jing Yi, I never thought there'd be a day when you'd be waking me up."
Jing Yi looked at him defiantly, "Don't look down on me! The bread you're eating was toasted by me early this morning!"
Over there, the sky began to gradually brighten. A faint beam of light shot out from above the horizon, gradually becoming brighter and wider.
Jing Yi excitedly patted the person next to her, "Stop chatting! The sun is coming out!"
Everyone's gaze turned towards it, immersed in the beautiful scenery before them.
Soon after, the distant mountains were tinged with a faint golden color, with mist swirling around them. The glow of dawn grew brighter, and gradually, the sun began to rise, revealing its full face.
At that moment, the world seemed to freeze in silence, leaving only the soft sunlight and the brilliant sunrise scenery.
The six of them sat quietly, enjoying the moment of sunrise.
The camera pulled back, showing them sitting in a row, with the rising sun in the distance. This scene was almost too beautiful to be real.
